December 18, 2014, 11:29AM

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Apple CEO Tim Cook is donating money to help fund a gay rights initiative in his native Alabama and two other Southern states. The Washington-based Human Rights Campaign announced the contribution Thursday. The amount isn't being disclosed, but the organization calls it "substantial." Called Project One America, the goal of the public relations effort is to build... Full story »

July 30, 2014, 6:00AM

The respondents identified several priorities for LGBT Alabamians, including preventing harassment and violence against LGBT people, reducing the stigma of HIV/AIDS and increasing awareness/prevention efforts, and increasing workplace protections. Full story »

May 14, 2014, 6:30PM

Higgs was one of seven community leaders - including two activists, four ministers, and a poet - who aided Chad Griffin, president of the national LGBT rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, jumpstart the Project One America campaign in Birmingham. According to Griffin, the goal of the campaign is to bring employee and housing non-discrimination protections to LGBT Americans in Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas, and to improve the lives of gay, lesbian, bi, and transgender people in the South. Full story »

May 12, 2014, 8:30AM

Op-ed Submission by Chad Griffin The South made me who I am. To me, growing up here will always be high school and Christmas, church and Thanksgiving, it’s the place where my journey began and it’s the place where I can always come and feel like I never left. It’s my home. I’m especially proud to be launching the... Full story »

April 30, 2014, 11:00AM

Last week, the Human Rights Campaign announced an "unprecedented" new initiative called Project One America, a "comprehensive campaign to dramatically expand LGBT equality in the South through permanent campaigns in Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas." First of all, to HRC, welcome to the South. Or, as we like to say, "It's nice to have you!" This investment is a welcome... Full story »

April 26, 2014, 12:00PM

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Gio Gibbons in his 34 years has heard the hateful words others have hurled his way because he lives openly as a gay man in Prattville. "I've been called a child molester, which was very painful for me, but I never let those words get to me because I know in my heart who I am,"... Full story »